Noel Gallagher is heading for his third solo No.1, with Who Built The Moon? holding a commanding lead in the UK albums chart.
The LP, released under his Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds moniker, has sold 56,895 copies to date to move well ahead of Little Mix's Glory Days, which rockets 46-2 on sales of 21,726 after being reissued as a platinum edition CD/DVD.
Christmas With Elvis Presley And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is in at No.4 (16,480 sales) in the midweek chart, while Amore by Andre Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra is a new entry at No.6 (14,462 sales). Other new entries in the Top 20 are The Best Of Elbow (No.10), Christmas With Daniel O'Donnell (No.13) and From The Top by Anton Du Beke (No.20).
In the singles chart, Camila Cabello's Havana (15,652 sales) holds a slender lead over Rita Ora's Anywhere (15,410 sales). James Arthur is the highest new entry at No.6 with Naked (9,102 sales), which he performed on The X Factor on Saturday, while the Craig David and Bastille collaboration I Know You - showcased on Sounds Like Friday Night - is new at No.23 (5,574 sales).
You can view the full Top 40 albums and singles charts below.
Albums:
| LW POSN | POSN | TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL |
| NEW | 1 | WHO BUILT THE MOON | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING | SOUR MASH |
| 46 | 2 | GLORY DAYS | LITTLE MIX | SYCO MUSIC |
| 2 | 3 | THE THRILL OF IT ALL | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL |
| 121 | 4 | CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS AND THE RPO | ELVIS PRESLEY | SONY MUSIC CG |
| 3 | 5 | TOGETHER AGAIN | MICHAEL BALL & ALFIE BOE | DECCA |
| NEW | 6 | AMORE | ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS OR | DECCA |
| 6 | 7 | DIVIDE | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM |
| 1 | 8 | THE ARCHITECT | PALOMA FAITH | RCA |
| 7 | 9 | A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL | ROY ORBISON/RPO | SONY MUSIC CG |
| NEW | 10 | THE BEST OF | ELBOW | POLYDOR |
| 11 | 11 | BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA | PINK | RCA |
| 8 | 12 | REPUTATION | TAYLOR SWIFT | EMI |
| NEW | 13 | CHRISTMAS WITH | DANIEL O'DONNELL | DMG TV |
| 15 | 14 | HUMAN | RAG'N'BONE MAN | BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA |
| 10 | 15 | DIAMONDS | ELTON JOHN | MERCURY/UMC |
| 18 | 16 | AS YOU WERE | LIAM GALLAGHER | WARNER BROS |
| 16 | 17 | SHERIDAN | SHERIDAN SMITH | EAST WEST |
| 12 | 18 | CHRISTMAS | MICHAEL BUBLE | REPRISE |
| 13 | 19 | NAT KING COLE & ME | GREGORY PORTER | BLUE NOTE |
| NEW | 20 | FROM THE TOP | ANTON DU BEKE | POLYDOR |
| NEW | 21 | UTOPIA | BJORK | ONE LITTLE INDIAN |
| 14 | 22 | LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE - VOL 1 | GEORGE MICHAEL | SONY MUSIC CG |
| 4 | 23 | OUR GENERATION | TOKIO MYERS | SYCO MUSIC |
| NEW | 24 | IN A WINTER LIGHT | ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG | EAST WEST |
| NEW | 25 | SONGBOOK | FRANK TURNER | POLYDOR |
| 9 | 26 | WEMBLEY OR BUST | JEFF LYNNE'S ELO | RCA |
| NEW | 27 | TROUBLE | MATT TERRY | RCA |
| 20 | 28 | WHEN YOU'RE SMILING | BRADLEY WALSH | SONY MUSIC CG |
| 36 | 29 | TWENTY FIVE | GEORGE MICHAEL | AEGEAN |
| 30 | 30 | STANDARDS | SEAL | DECCA |
| 19 | 31 | SONGS FROM THE STAGE | LEADING LADIES | EAST WEST/RHINO |
| 52 | 32 | CONCRETE AND GOLD | FOO FIGHTERS | COLUMBIA |
| 29 | 33 | SCREAM ABOVE THE SOUNDS | STEREOPHONICS | PARLOPHONE |
| 26 | 34 | TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW - COMPLETE | PHIL COLLINS | RHINO |
| 21 | 35 | TWELVE TALES OF CHRISTMAS | TOM CHAPLIN | ISLAND |
| 28 | 36 | RULE THE WORLD - THE GREATEST HITS | TEARS FOR FEARS | EMI |
| 40 | 37 | WONDERFUL WONDERFUL | KILLERS | EMI |
| 25 | 38 | STRONGER THRU THE YEARS | CLIFF RICHARD | RHINO |
| 33 | 39 | KIDZ BOP 2018 | KIDZ BOP KIDS | RAZOR & TIE |
| NEW | 40 | OUT OF THE BLUE | ELO | EPIC |
Singles:
| LW POSN | POSN | TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL |
| 1 | 1 | HAVANA | CAMILA CABELLO FT YOUNG THUG | SYCO MUSIC |
| 2 | 2 | ANYWHERE | RITA ORA | ATLANTIC |
| 4 | 3 | PERFECT | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM |
| 3 | 4 | SILENCE | MARSHMELLO FT KHALID | MINISTRY OF SOUND |
| 6 | 5 | MAN'S NOT HOT | BIG SHAQ | ISLAND |
| NEW | 6 | NAKED | JAMES ARTHUR | SYCO MUSIC |
| 11 | 7 | I MISS YOU | CLEAN BANDIT FT JULIA MICHAELS | ATLANTIC/POLYDOR/REPUBLIC |
| 7 | 8 | BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE - PT 2 | STORMZY FT MNEK | MERKY |
| 5 | 9 | TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL |
| 16 | 10 | 17 | MK | COLUMBIA |
| 9 | 11 | WOLVES | SELENA GOMEZ & MARSHMELLO | INTERSCOPE |
| 8 | 12 | ROCKSTAR | POST MALONE FT 21 SAVAGE | REPUBLIC RECORDS |
| 12 | 13 | FINDERS KEEPERS | MABEL FT KOJO FUNDS | POLYDOR |
| 15 | 14 | HOW LONG | CHARLIE PUTH | ATLANTIC |
| 10 | 15 | DUSK TILL DAWN | ZAYN FT SIA | RCA |
| 18 | 16 | REGGAETON LENTO (REMIX) | CNCO & LITTLE MIX | SYCO MUSIC |
| 17 | 17 | YOUNG DUMB & BROKE | KHALID | RIGHT HAND MUSIC |
| 20 | 18 | COLA | CAMELPHAT & ELDERBROOK | DEFECTED |
| 25 | 19 | NEW RULES | DUA LIPA | WARNER BROS |
| 13 | 20 | WALK ON WATER | EMINEM FT BEYONCE | INTERSCOPE |
| 19 | 21 | LET YOU DOWN | NF | EMI |
| 79 | 22 | HOLY MOUNTAIN | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING | SOUR MASH |
| NEW | 23 | I KNOW YOU | CRAIG DAVID FT BASTILLE | SPEAKERBOX RECORDINGS |
| 26 | 24 | BEDROOM FLOOR | LIAM PAYNE | CAPITOL |
| 21 | 25 | MI GENTE | J BALVIN/WILLY WILLIAM | UMLE |
| 23 | 26 | NO WORDS | DAVE FT MOSTACK | DAVE |
| 34 | 27 | ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU | MARIAH CAREY | COLUMBIA |
| 22 | 28 | WHAT LOVERS DO | MAROON 5 FT SZA | INTERSCOPE |
| 27 | 29 | GUCCI GANG | LIL PUMP | WARNER BROS |
| NEW | 30 | MIC DROP | BTS | BIGHIT ENTERTAINMENT |
| 28 | 31 | WHAT ABOUT US | PINK | RCA |
| 14 | 32 | LONELY TOGETHER | AVICII FT RITA ORA | ATLANTIC/POSITIVA |
| 31 | 33 | TIP TOE | JASON DERULO FT FRENCH MONTANA | WARNER BROS |
| 81 | 34 | LAST CHRISTMAS | WHAM | RCA |
| 35 | 35 | DIRTY SEXY MONEY | GUETTA/AFROJACK/XCX/MONTANA | PARLOPHONE |
| 30 | 36 | ONE LAST SONG | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL |
| NEW | 37 | IS YOUR LOVE ENOUGH | LITTLE MIX | SYCO MUSIC |
| 32 | 38 | HURTIN' ME | STEFFLON DON & FRENCH MONTANA | POLYDOR |
| 33 | 39 | LEMON | NERD & RIHANNA | RCA |
| 37 | 40 | GOLDEN SLUMBERS | ELBOW | POLYDOR |
